I HAVE A O6 ROADSTER WITH 7,000 MILES & STARTED TO NOTICE A WEAKENING BATTERY, TO THE POINT OF PLAYING THE RADIO WHILE CAR PARKED FOR ONE HOUR & THE BATTERY WAS DEAD!. I DECIDED I WOULD HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE, SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE THAT SOON BUT STUFF HAPPENS. NOW ON SECOND THOUGHT, I HAVE BEEN A AUTO MECHANIC FOR 55 YEARS & A USED CAR DEALER FOR 40, (NOW RETIRED FOR 3 YEARS), SO LETS CHECK OUT A FEW THINGS FIRST, I HAD ALREADY CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR LEVEL & IT WAS RIGHT ON 14.2 VOLTS, EXACTLY WHERE IT SHOULD BE, LETS SEE, WHAT ELSE COULD CAUSE MY BATTERY TO FAIL. AHA, BACK TO THE TRUNK I GO, STAND OUTSIDE & CLOSE THE TRUNK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO SEE IF LIGHT GOES OUT, DOES NOT, HMMMMMM. THEN I DISCOVER IT IS ON A TIMER & THE COMPUTER TURNS IT OFF AFTER A DELAY LIKE THE HEADLITES, WHAT IF IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERELY!, I SIMPLY DISCONNECTED IT, (VERY EASY) & PROBLEM SOLVED IMMEADIATLY, 3 DAYS NOW & CAR STARTS EVERY MORNING BETTER THAN IT EVER HAS, TURNS OVER SO FAST IT STARTS RIGHT NOW. WHO NEEDS A TRUNK LITE ANYHOW, I NEVER DRIVE IT AT NITE & IF I EVER NEEDED IT, I CAN RECONNECT THE BULB IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE SOMEONE ELSE FROM SPENDING $150 FOR THAT FANCY, WHITE MERCEDES BATTERY, WHICH I KNOW FROM THIS BOARD THAT SOME HAVE ALREADY DONE SO, PERHAPS NEVER NEEDED A NEW BATTERY????

 

You must be pretty small to fit in there!

 

LOL, CUTE, GOT A SMALL HAND!. I CORRECTED THE TEXT IN MY ORIGINAL POST AS IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE I CRAWLED INTO THE TRUNK!, NOT THAT LIMBER ANYMORE, ACTUALLY I AM 5' 6" AT ABOUT 135#'S, USED TO BE ABLE TO GET UP RIGHT UNDER A HOOD & SIT ON THE AIR CLEANER & WORK ON MOST 60'S CARS, ALSO VERY FLEXABLE WAY BACK THEN!!!!!!!, ANYHOW, CHEAP FIX, PAYS TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. IMAGINE SOMEONE WHO OWNS A CROSSFIRE & TAKES IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM & HAS NO WARRANTY LEFT!, BIG BUCKS. TO BE SURE.

 

Although I have a coupe with no hidden interior lights when closed I agree with buff5.
I have always disconnected trunk lights in any car I had that had one.
It's not really necessary to have a light and it most certainly someday will lead to a problem such as described.

 

The trunk light goes out within a few seconds. Your problem is a faulty delay timer. TBW

 

thanks Tom, Figured That, Might Get Around To Changing It, & Then Again, Maybe Not As The Trunk Lite Is Not Needed, For Me Anyhow.